UNLV mechanical engineering student Alexandrea Washington poses for a portrait in the Engineering Building courtyard

UNLV Student Selected by NASA for Competitive Three-Year Fellowship

Alexandrea Washington to create soft robotic platform capable of traversing extraterrestrial terrains.

Alexandrea Washington, a graduate research assistant pursuing her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at UNLV, is one of 17 student scientists from around the country recently selected by NASA for a three-year fellowship to advance future space explorations. (Lonnie Timmons III/UNLV Photo Services)

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